Let me first say that I have been playing the Maryland Lottery for many years. I have won several small prizes over the years, but have never won a significant prize. This all changed when I was selected as the grand prize winner in the Cinema Cash second chance drawing. This came as a HUGE surprise!

After being selected as the winner, I received a long list of excellent premiere choices to attend. With much deliberation, I chose to attend the action/thriller “Safe House” premiere with my wife. After selecting, I was soon on my way to New York City for the premiere event and experience. Right from the start, I truly felt like a VIP. Not only did I get to experience the premiere of Denzel Washington’s action/thriller and much more, I was able to experience all that New York City has to offer. Our entire trip and experience was incredible from start to finish.

This entire experience would not have been possible without the MD Lottery. On behalf of my wife and myself, I would like to express our appreciation for all of the great memories. It feels great to know that all these years of playing the MD lottery has finally paid off. After all, you have to play to win!

Steve Prince

Steve won an MGM movie premiere trip for two to New York City. He was provided a 5-day, 4-night trip to New York City. Their hotel stay, transportation and a dinner and salon appointment were included in their prize package in addition to $1,000 spending cash. They were chauffeured in a limousine from their home in Maryland to their hotel in Times Square, New York City. The limo transferred them to dinner the next evening at a restaurant of their choice, which was pre-paid as part of their prize package. Also included was a pre-paid salon appointment to prepare for the movie premiere event, to which the winners were transferred via limo at the New York School of Visual Arts and were granted exclusive access to the premiere after party at the Boom Boom Room, at the top level of the Standard Hotel.

Luck seemed to come in threes for an Eastern Shore Lottery player, leading him to the final $30,000 top prize on the Cinema Cash scratch-off. The 67-year-old plays Pick 3 regularly, and says that he purchased the Cinema Cash ticket simply because he had just enough for the three dollar game in his pocket.

“You don’t believe it when you first see it. You say to yourself, ‘This can’t be,’” said the winner, describing the moment when he scratched the ticket to reveal the prize. Although he’s a classic car hobbyist, the lucky winner said his prize will go to something more important, helping his two sons with a portion of the winnings. The winning ticket was purchased at Bullock’s Deli on Campground Road in Denton.

Although the top prizes on the ticket have been claimed, players can still enter the second-chance contest by mailing in two non-winning Cinema Cash tickets. For details, visit mdlottery.com/cinemacash.

Lillian Pinder has played the Lottery for as long as she can remember. She has also had a distaste for popcorn for an even longer time. Pinder’s aversion to popcorn, though, didn’t prevent her from “ordering” three popcorn-themed Cinema Cash scratch-off tickets – and this order came with a $30,000 prize.

The 75-year-old mother-of-five, who was accompanied to Lottery Headquarters by her son, plays the Lottery every day and generally favors scratch-off tickets. She’s won some smaller prizes before, but never a prize even close to this size. “I did as I always do and scratched the tickets in the store,” Pinder said. “As soon as I realized I’d won, I said ‘it’s about time!”

Pinder, a nursing assistant, plans to put the money toward repairs on her home and save the rest. She will commemorate her big win by taking her family out for a celebratory dinner. “I’m always with my family and wouldn’t celebrate any other way.” The winning ticket was purchased at Short Stop, located at 911 Washington St. in Cambridge.

With 92 percent of the Cinema Cash scratch-off sold, one $30,000 top prize still remains. Players can also enter a second-chance contest by mailing in two non-winning Cinema Cash tickets. For details, visit mdlottery.com/cinemacash.

With Cinema Cash you can win up to $30,000 instantly or enter to win great second chance prizes including a MGM movie premier experience, home theater package or movie tickets for a year! To enter the second chance contest, mail-in two non-winning Maryland Lottery Cinema Cash scratch-off tickets with your name, address, phone and e-mail address.

Cinema Cash is a $3 scratch-off with a top prize of $30,000. Play today and enter-to-win our 2nd chance contest including an all expense paid trip to a movie premier destination of your choice, a home theater package and movie tickets for a year.

Let’s Play Cinema Caaaash! Let’s Play Cinema Caaaash! Let’s Play Cinema Caaaash and have ourselves some fun!

We’ve had a lot of fun bringing you our first social media video contest. There were a lot of very creative entries and determining the grand prize winner came down to the final hour with only one vote separating first and second place.

So without further a due…drum roll please…the winner is CHAD WILLIAMS!

Chad’s (Baltimore) variation of glasses, colorful t-shirts, sweet blue jumpsuit and “Jay-Z” like rapping skills won the audience over. During the two week voting period Chad’s submission earned 409 total votes, good for first place and becoming the winner of the $500 visa gift card grand prize.